Swords + Umbrellas = Swordbrellas!

By Alex in Art, Pictures, Weapons & War on Apr 2, 2009 at 8:38 am

Umbrellas for the Civil but Discontent Man (2008), by Bruce and Stephanie Tharp,
manufactured by Kikkerland

Just because it’s rainy season it doesn’t mean that you have to go without your swords. Here are three such combination of weapon and umbrellas by Bruce and Stephanie Tharp of Materious:

"Sigmund Freud contends that aggressiveness is a fundamental human instinct whose inhibition is a necessary obligation of social life. These umbrellas combine a symbol of gentlemanly refinement–the full-sized, black umbrella–with an element from more manly sword-bearing times. The umbrellas offer brief psychological respite from the dictates of social amiability.

Core 77 has the write up of the couple’s art display in Milan Design Week 09: Link – via oobject

Tags: Bruce and Stephanie Tharp, katana, Materious, swords, umbrella

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Gauldar
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 8:52 am
Dude! Sweet!
x24
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 9:59 am
I’ve been thinking about something similar when I commuted to college. Make some sort of casing and strap it to my waist like a sabre sheath. much easier to walk around without holding the umbrella.

Having the handle look like sword handles will make it much more awesome.
Luudzu
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 10:08 am
I wanna gunbrella!
Daniel Wynters
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 10:29 am
Nicely done.
Gail Pink
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 10:41 am
The way some clueless people hold their ‘brellas in their hands and swing them wildly back and forth while they walk down the street, they are almost like lethal weapons anyway.
Kalel
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 10:50 am
I saw a brief umbrella fight in Tokyo once.

Good times.
Bonehead108
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Aww, it’s an art piece? I was really hoping you could buy one of these.
Scooter
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
i can’t imagine it would be that hard to Diy one. I’d want one with a fancy fencing hilt… Hello, my name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father, prepare to die.
erak
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 1:20 pm
thinkgeek.com sells an umbrella with a samurai sword handle. It looks like the sword in the middle.
Christophe
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Makes me think of Amagatana :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryHtpRAXFLg
jamesJ
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Can’t have them in California
anybody want to smuggle one?
just a guy
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 4:14 pm
These are awesome! Want!
Johnny Cat
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 5:17 pm
“You have my sword.”
“And my bow.”
“And my axe.”
“And my umbrella…cause the weather will be frightful.”
Jordan C.
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
What a coincidence, my gf just bought me the Samurai Sword Umbrella for my birthday this weekend. Its easily the best umbrella i’ve ever owned. Very well made, strong yet light, and gets a lot of looks on the bus and walking downtown.
MarlboroTestMonkey7
Apr 3rd, 2009 at 9:54 am
The Amagatana is the most awesomesomemost thing ever! Thanks Christophe
ted
Apr 4th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Isn’t this the sort of thing that would make a police officer nervous? I’d just hate my last words to be “But I was just opening my umbrella…”
buysword
Apr 9th, 2009 at 7:49 am
What if its raining and you still need to fight someone? nah jk cool swords btw
Anima Swords
Apr 15th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Awesome Swords, sorry umbrellas, quite fascinating, but they are only in black color. Are these sword like umbrellas available in different colors as of the samurai swords.

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